Songs ranked by peak position reached on Billboard's Alternative Songs/Modern Rock radio airplay chart based on weekly spins monitored by Nielsen/BDS at 60+ modern rock radio stations in the USA:

#1 "Madness" (a chart record-setting 19 non-consecutive weeks @ No. 1 and 38 consecutive weeks in the top ten and a total of 41 weeks on the chart) - Certified 2x multi-Platinum by the RIAA selling over 2 million digital downloads plus streaming according to Nielsen Music - Billboard Hot 100 Chart Peak Position #45 and Billboard Triple A Chart Peak Position #4

#1 "Uprising" (17 non-consecutive weeks @ No. 1; 28 weeks in the top three; 44 weeks in the top ten; and 53 total weeks on the chart) - Sold over 2.5 million digital downloads according to Nielsen Music - Billboard Hot 100 Chart Peak Position #37

#1 Drones (79k+ first week pure album sales and over 250k units sold to date)

#2 The 2nd Law (Certified Gold - Over 500k units sold to date)

#3 The Resistance (Certified Platinum - Over 1 million units sold to date)

#9 Black Holes and Revelations (Certified Platinum - Over 1 million units sold to date)

#46 HAARP (CD/DVD Certified Gold)

#107 Absolution (Certified Platinum - Over 1 million units sold to date)

#115 Live at Rome Olympic Stadium - Over 20k copies sold to date

#161 Origin of Symmetry* - Approx 100k copies sold to date

Showbiz has never charted. It was released on Maverick Records in 1999 and has sold about 100k copies to date.

*This album was never released in the USA during 2001-2003 reportedly because record company execs thought Matt's falsetto on some of the tracks was not considered commercial. It was released in 2005 after the success of Absolution and finally charted in 2010 after the success of their album The Resistance.

hoosier_muser

27-05-2010 07:25 AM

Thanks for posting this--I looked these same chart stats up on the Billboard site and it's really interesting to see how Muse has done on the American charts.

Poor Showbiz. One of my favorite Muse albums. :(

CarrieB

27-05-2010 06:01 PM

Thank you. They've done really well! :D

rufygirl

27-05-2010 06:03 PM

thanks for the info. :)

control

27-05-2010 06:07 PM

Thanks for this :) To clarify: this chart is solely based on selected stations' airplay? I mean, it doesn't count actual sales/downloads? In any case, WMG clearly did a fantastic job promoting these singles for the radio stations.

New Born Lee

27-05-2010 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoosier_muser
(Post 7948377)

Poor Showbiz. One of my favorite Muse albums. :(

Well to be fair I'm pretty sure it was never released over there, at least at the time. Muse hadn't had a big enough hit over here yet.

Very cool to see. I know the whole Twilight issue divides a lot of Musers, but I'm just happy that the band is seeing upward movement in the charts. :D

Originally_Symmetrical

28-05-2010 04:07 AM

Thanks for this.
Poor Absolution. Muse's best album, and the worst in the US. :(

fizzers

28-05-2010 04:24 AM

Pretty interesting. I hate to see my favorite album (OoS) at such a low ranking. :(
I hate America's taste in music. I wish I lived in France!
Wait... Nvm, here I get to see all my favorite bands in smaller venues. :happy:

MattXXI

28-05-2010 06:38 AM

NSC debut's at 22? Thats actually kinda dismal compared to what I thought it would be at.

chudenk

28-05-2010 08:39 AM

NSC debuted at #31 on european hot 100 :LOL:

Uprising peaked at #14 on adult pop songs.

LifeOfSydonia

28-05-2010 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by control
(Post 7950656)

Thanks for this :) To clarify: this chart is solely based on selected stations' airplay? I mean, it doesn't count actual sales/downloads? In any case, WMG clearly did a fantastic job promoting these singles for the radio stations.

YOUR SIG! :eek: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

muse s'amuse

05-06-2010 07:57 AM

Yes, in my chart ranking posted above the Muse singles released in the USA were ranked based on radio airplay at alternative/modern rock stations such as KROQ in Los Angeles and not on downloads or other sales.

"Uprising" peaked at No 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. This chart combines radio airplay from all station formats/genres and also includes singles.sales such as downloads from iTunes as well as physical units sold.

"Uprising" debuted at No. 9 on the official UK singles chart while NSC debuted at No. 11 two weeks ago. I believe at least six other singles from prior Muse albums have charted in the Top Ten on the UK singles chart.

Also, I think Muse have now sold close to 11 million albums worldwide since 1999 as well as several million singles and digital downloads. Breakdown of estimated total global album sales follow below:

TR 2.6 million

BH&R 3 million

HAARP 700k

Absolution 2.5 million

OoS 1.5 million

Hullabaloo 500k

Showbiz 500k

AguanteRiver

05-06-2010 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muse s'amuse
(Post 7948356)

Album rank by peak position reached on the Billboard 200 Album chart:

#3 TR (Certified Gold 500k copies shipped/sold)

#9 BHAR

#46 HAARP

#107 Absolution (My favourite)

#161 OoS*

WHAT.

:supersad: 107??? This is a freaking disgrace! Muse's best album and it only reached 107 in the States? :fear: